Florida, 1997Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 9, 1997
July 9, 1997 · NWS MLB · 6 events in 2 counties and zones
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Brevard
- When
- July 9, 1:14 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Micco
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A woman was struck and injured by lightning while running under an umbrella from her car to her house.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lucie
- When
- July 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lucie County, Port St Lucie
- Coordinates
- 27.270, -80.320
Thunderstorms winds blew down trees and damaged a screen enclosure.
Hail, St. Lucie
- When
- July 9, 2:07 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lucie County, Port St Lucie
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.270, -80.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- July 9, 2:24 PM EST to 4:43 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Micco
- Coordinates
- 27.880, -80.500
Thunderstorm wind destroyed a porch attached to a mobile home in Barefoot Bay.
Hail, Brevard
- When
- July 9, 4:43 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Merritt Is
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.350, -80.720
Hail, Brevard
- When
- July 9, 5:08 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, 3 mi N of Melbourne
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.130, -80.600
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 9, 19971 death · $136,000 · 0.75 in hail · 10 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in New York, July 9, 19971 death · $30,000 · 76 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail in Nebraska, July 9, 1997$3.6 million · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 9, 1997$3.0 million · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, July 9, 1997$410,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 9, 1997$275,000 · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, July 9, 1997$70,000 · 0.75 in hail · 12 events
- Flood in Ohio, July 9 to 10, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 9, 1997$90,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 9, 19975 injured · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 9, 1997$70,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 9, 19971 injured · $19,000 · 6 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5617089, 5617090, 5617091, 5617093, 5617092, 5617094.